Thank you for your replies, but we are beginning to circle around and lose track.
Earlier in this thread we established that:
FACT
This man is a Group Captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
The photo is in or after 1935 (wearing George V Jubilee Meda ribbon).
The uniform loooks like No6 Khaki so he was probably serving in a hot country when the photo was taken.
He was on active service in WW1 some time after 1915 (wearing BWM and VM ribbons, no 1914 or 1914-15 Star)
He was awarded the Belgian WW1 CdeG with one palm.
He is not wearing any British of French gallantry medals except the post-WW1 Air Force Cross (remote possibility of DFC but unlikely)
SPECULATION
He was probably born before 1900 (active service in WW1)
He almost certainly served at the North of the Western Front (to be awarded Belgian CdeG)
The RCAF was formed in 1924, - he could have been in the British Army, Canadian Army or RFC during the war.
NEXT STEPS
1) I need to find out the names of RCAF Group Captains after 1935 (surely there can't be that many!) and cross-check them against holders of the AFC and Belgian CdeG (with no other gallantry awards before 1935)
2) When I have a list of possibles, pass the names to my cousin to see if any are in her tree.
3) Let the wonderful Rootschatters know the result!
4) Say yet another massive THANK YOU!
Philip
